The Carolina Mudcats fell 18-2 to the Salem Red Sox on Thursday night in a game that was never even close. Poor pitching and defensive errors plagued the Mudcats and allowed Salem to have one of their best offensive outings of the season.

Following a down season at the plate in 2013, it seemed like Roberto Perez was hitting the wall. But the new season brought Perez health and a reinvigorated performance as the catcher is enjoying the best offensive season of his professional career. Join Jim Piascik as he analyzes Perez, the continued emergence of Jordan Milbrath, and the rest of the action Wednesday night in the minor leagues as he takes you Around the Farm.

The Carolina Mudcats were an even 3-3 this past week. They took the first game of the home series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks before dropping the next three to lose the series; however, Carolina has been able to bounce back in a big way, taking the first two games against the Lynchburg Hillcats on the road. The IBI's Zachary Francis provides his weekly Mudcats notebook with a small feature on Jeremy Lucas and recaps the rest of the news and notes for the team.

The Carolina Mudcats went down 6-3 after six innings before making a stunning comeback. The Mudcats managed to score twice in the eighth before dropping a three spot in the ninth to win, 8-7. Anthony Gallas and Torsten Boss led the way with two hits each while Elvis Araujo picked up the win and Benny Suarez tallied the save.

The Carolina Mudcats earned a 5-3 come-from-behind road win in extra innings over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Tuesday night. Carolina used a late run in the ninth inning to tie the game and edged the Hillcats in the tenth with two additional runs. Lynchburg carried a 3-2 lead going into the ninth and had Carolina on the ropes, but a late run evened the game and forced extras.

In this week’s first edition of Minor Happenings which focuses on the pitching in the Indians organization, the IBI's Tony Lastoria takes a look at the hot start by Robbie Aviles and why he has had more success this season. He also breaks down Trevor Bauer’s outstanding start to his season and the work he put in over the offseason to get where he is today, provides lots of comments and quotes from the front office on some key prospects at Triple-A Columbus, and provides insight and updates on players such as Austin Adams, Will Roberts, Cole Sulser, Kenny Mathews, T.J. House and more.

The Carolina Mudcats demolished the Lynchburg Hillcats, 10-3, Monday behind a powerful offensive showing. Jeremy Lucas launched two home runs and Luigi Rodriguez added another to lead the charge. Lucas, Anthony Gallas and Jerrud Salbourin all finished with two hits and Michael Peoples pitched 5.1 innings.

It is Monday, which means it is time to recap all of the hot and cold performances in the Indians minor league system over the past week. The Hot List showcases the Top 15 performances from the previous seven days as well as the Bottom 5 performances over the past seven days, and includes insight, information and more on each player listed. Today’s listing includes 20 players and over 2500 words on players such as Francisco Lindor, Paul Hendrix, Anthony Santander, Kenny Mathews, Duke von Schamann, D.J. Brown and more.

Carolina came up on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel, losing 2-1 to the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Sunday afternoon. The Mudcats managed only three runs against the Blue Rocks over the final three games of the series after scoring six runs in the opening contest.

For one final time, The WAR Room will bring you the advanced statistics from the 2013 season. Starting next week, we will begin evaluating the 2014 stats, as at that point the number of games played will be enough to yield useful stats. Join Jim Piascik as he looks back one more time on 2013 and brings you the advanced statistics for the Carolina Mudcat and Lake County Captain hitters.

Carolina fell 8-1 to the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Saturday in a game where nothing seemed to go right for the Mudcats. An error filled fourth inning summed up the disappointing performance for the home team.

After a rough start, the Carolina Mudcats settled down, but could not rally losing 3-1 to the Wilmington Blue Rocks in a pitcher’s duel on Friday night. With the loss, Carolina fell to 13-11 on the season.

Some nights you just have it. Thursday was certainly one of those nights for Josh Tomlin, as the right-hander was simply dealing. Tomlin had it all as he continues to make his case for a promotion to Cleveland. Clint Frazier also turned some heads, and though he is not making a case for a promotion to Cleveland, the center fielder had an important first Thursday. Join Jim Piascik as he writes about Tomlin, Frazier, and the rest of the action in the minor leagues as he takes you Around the Farm.

After falling behind early, the Carolina Mudcats fought their way back to earn a convincing 6-3 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday night. In what was a close game throughout, a clutch hit in the seventh inning from Jeremy Lucas secured the win for the Mudcats.

In today’s Minor Happenings the IBI's Tony Lastoria talks about the incredible strides that right-handed pitcher Jordan Milbrath has made in the organization since being drafted a little over 10 months ago. Tony also talks about catcher Roberto Perez’s improvement, provides some comments from the front office on several of the Indians higher profile pitchers, and provides lots of insight and information on the development so far this season for players like Carlos Moncrief, Joseph Colon, Shawn Morimando, Adam Plutko and others.

The Carolina Mudcats found an opponent they could not defeat this week: Mother Nature. Four of the team’s seven games were either postponed or cancelled due to rain. Otherwise, Carolina managed a .500 record for the week, earning one win against both Wilmington and Frederick, while also dropping a contest to both clubs. The IBI's Zachary Francis chimes in with his weekly Mudcats notebook...

A day late but never a dollar short, it is time to recap all of the hot and cold performances in the Indians minor league system over the past week. The Hot List showcases the Top 15 performances from the previous seven days as well as the Bottom 5 performances over the past seven days, and includes insight, information and more on each player listed. Today’s listing includes 20 players and over 2000 words, and highlights players such as Roberto Perez, Jordan Milbrath, Carlos Moncrief, Michael Peoples and more.

Despite holding an early lead, shaky pitching undid the Carolina Mudcats in a 10-3 loss to the Frederick Keys on Sunday afternoon. The loss marked the first time Carolina did not win in Frederick this season.

To start off The WAR Room, Jim Piascik will be going back to 2013 and going over last year's performances. Since we are nearly to the point of having enough minor league games in the books to have useful stats, he will be finishing the 2013 retrospective early (to get to 2014 sooner), bringing you all of the Akron, Carolina, and Lake County pitching stats today. Join Jim as he analyzes Cody Anderson, Cleveland's best minor league pitcher in 2013, other impressive starters like Joe Colon and Shawn Morimando, and much more.

The Carolina Mudcats beat the Frederick Keys, 4-2, Saturday even though they finished 0-13 with runners in scoring position. Baltimore Orioles star third baseman Manny Machado finished 1-4 for the Keys on rehab assignment as Carolina found its way to victory. Shawn Morimando pitched 6.2 stellar innings to lead the Mudcats.

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